Program

"Alternatives for Exchange Rate Regimes in Advanced Transition Economies"

DATE: 6-7 APRIL 2001,
Venue: the Marble Hall of RubinHotel and Business Center,
Budapest 1118 Dayka Gábor str, 3,
Tel: (+36)-1-319-3231.

April 6th, Friday

8.00-8.30: Arrival and registration
8.30 - 10.30 First session

Andreas Freytag (University of Cologne): "Accession to EMU and Exchange Rate Policies in Central Europe - Decision under Institutional Constraints"

Peter Backé (Austrian National Bank): "Price Dynamics and Exchange Rate Policies in Transition Economies"

Discussion with moderator

10.30- 11.00:Coffee break
11.00- 13.00: Second session

Cesary Wójcik (Austrian National Bank): „A Critical Revies of the Unilateral Euroisation Proposals: the Case of Poland."

Pál Gáspár (International Center for Economic Growth): "Nominal and Real Convergence on the Road towards the EMU"

Discussion with moderator

13.00 - 14.30 Lunch

14.45 - 17.00: Third session

Urmas Sepp - Martin Randveer (Bank of Estonia): "Aspects of the Sustainability of the Estonian CBA"

Vladimir Lavrac (Institute for Economic Research): "Exchange Rate Regime on the Way to EU and Euro Area Accession: the Case of Slovenia"

Discussion with moderator

19.00: Dinner

April 7th, 2001

9.00 - 12.30 : Fourth session

Éva Várhegyi (Financial Research Ltd.): "The Experiences with the Crawling Peg Regime in Hungary: Benefits and Costs"

Miroslav Beblavy (Center for Economic Development) : "Exchange Rate Regime in Slovakia - The Latest Experience."

Pawel Kowalewsky (Gdansk Institute for Market Economics): "From float towards a hard peg - is there an alternative for the membership in the ERM 2?"

Discussion with moderator

13.00: Lunch and end of the workshop